Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1897 — Supposed Suicide of Sebe Pride. [ARTICLE]

Supposed Suicide of Sebe Pride.

C. O. Sigler telephoned from Monon Wednesday, the facts, so far as known, of the supposed suicide of Sebe Pride, a young man of Monon, well known in Rensselaer. He went to Chicago some days ago and on Monday or Tuesday, a note was found on Clark St. bridge, in. that city, signed with Pride’s name and saying that the writer’s body would be found at the bottom of the river. The finders were directed to communicate with C. C. Sigler, at Monon. Pride was about 22 years old. He worked here a long time, when the telephone system was put in. He had been in failing health for some time, and had several times been heard to say that he was tired of living.

A traveling party which’ attracted a good deal of attention passed through town yesterday afternoon. It was a man and his wife, and they were traveling on horseback. The woman, who sits her horse in the only sensible way for a long journey, had one gun and her husband had two, all fine repeating weapons, one that the man carried was the latest and best make of Winchester. They live in New York city and their names are Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Stallings. He is a newspaper writer on special subjects. They traveled from New York to Cleveland in a covered wagon, but as everyone thought* they were gypsies, they got a road cart, and went to Chicago with that. From Chicago they started out on’ horseback. From here they are going to Louisville, and from there to California and perhaps Mexico.They make about 25 or 30 miles a day. Their numerous guns indicate that they are experienced! hunters, which Mr. Stallings says] is the case. He has been a cow-boy and has hunted big game; in the high Rockeys. They hunt-; ed in Northern Maine last summer,! when Mrs. Stallings bagged her; first bear, shooting the top of his? head off with the Winchester afored said. They claim to be traveling; for health and pleasure, and have? every appearance of being people; of refinement and great intelligence.]